Not Central Jail but state’s aggressive policies ‘forcing’ youth to join militancy: JRL

Ridiculing recent Crime Investigation Department (CID) report in which it had stated “militants are recruited inside Srinagar’s Central Jail”, Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik on Wednesday said instead aggressive policies are “forcing” youth towards militancy. In a statement issued here, JRL termed recent CID report regarding central jail Srinagar as “illogical”. “Following recent escape of an inmate from SMHS hospital, so-called rulers, their agencies and police have started panelizing political prisoners and other inmates especially at central jail Srinagar,” said the JRL.…

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